Background
Becker, William Hartshorne was born on July 8, 1935 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Albert Oliver and Ethel Ruth (Forshay) Becker.
Becker, William Hartshorne was born on July 8, 1935 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Albert Oliver and Ethel Ruth (Forshay) Becker.
AB, Colgate University, 1957. STB, Harvard University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1964.
Assistant professor religion, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1964-1970; associate professor, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1971-1980; professor, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, since 1981; department chairman religion, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1974-1977, 82-.
Member Society for Values in Higher Education, West Branch Chorus (president 1987-1988), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Judith Clare Wells, August 22, 1959. Children: Matthew Hartshorne, Daniel Wells, Anne Clare.